The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Who can bring big pumpkin to the
Fair this wear?

Who can bring big pumpkin to the
Fair this year?
Leonard H. Green died at the resi-
dence of Thom: Jenkins, on Spru G
street, at o'clock Monday morning,
of consumption of the bowels, aged 90
yeors. His 4dneral occurred Tuf sday
afternoon, al o'clock, f'oiI the Uni
versalist Church, Rev. A4u ew Will
son officiating.
The trial of criminal cs les w com
menced on Monday, in the Com mon
Pleas CourL. The first 7es for trial
were Ohio VS. Lovejoy aud Jackson,
indicted for lobbery and pocket pick
ing, they being Two of the three men
arrested at Kent Tor the robbery OF
James Webster, of Warren, ON q NY.
p. &. o. train.
Lady Audley's Secret and the Rough
Diamond were presented at the Ope. a
House. Tuesday evening, TO the salts,
fiction the audience. The Lad : of
Lyons is announced for this, Wedne 3
day, evening and a change of prog
each evening during the week. TIE
company is a good one throughout, t,
and deserves much better patronage
than it has so far received.
For the g. A. r. Reunion at st.
Louis, September 26th to 3Oth. round
trip tickets will be sold at all coupon
stations on the N. Y. P. d o. r. r. at
one cent per mile for distance travelled.
Tickets on sale Sept Oath to 9th, good
for return until October 5th, with a
further extension at st. Louis until
October 3lst, if desired, allowing ample
time for business or pleasure trips to
territory beyond st. Louis.
Judge johnson has ordered a special
appOrtionment of petit jurors to be
drawn from the several townships, as
follows: Atwater 9, Aurora 5. Brim-
field 6. Charlestown S, Deerfield =, Ed
inburgh 6. Franklin "a, Freedom 6,
Garrettsville Z, Hiram 8, Windham Z,
Suffield 8. Streetsboro s, Shalsrsville 6,
Rootstown 8, Ravenna SO, Randolph
l3, Paris s, Palmyra 2, Nelson Z, Man
tua g.. Total 1876.
A meeting Of those interested in the
gas well W: 9 called last Friday eve.
ming, at the Town Hall. Nobody put
in an appearance, @-Om which fact it
is presumed that the interest is not
of an all absorbing nature. 1t is get.
ting to be a case of " hope long defer
red" We are informed, by way of
encouragement, that there 's "a gas
smell" and that lighted paper thrown
into the hole produced blaze for
few momen ), but it don't do so any
more.
The Edings Dramatic Co. opened a
weeks engagement at Reeds Opera
Horse, on Monday evening, with the
beautiful society play, "Queena,"
to fer sized audience. The company
is very strong one aud deserves the
support of the theater going people,
and at the popular prices. 10, 20 and
so ceAts, everybody can afford at lie: at
one evenings enjoyment. Tue day
evenings bill included Lady Audley's
Secret" and The "'rce, The Country
Cousins"
Saturday evening about 6 O'Clock, as
Ge }. w. Newton was driving east on
Main street, his horse became frigh,
ened at something near the orner of
Pro-pect street, aud ran, u g the
corner of Walnut 10 go 10 his St able,
the vehicle was overturned, hrow ug
Mr.. Newuon violently 10 the ground.
He received very severe cut upon
the back part of his head and some
bluises, which, while painful, are not
serious, and he W. soon able TO be out
again. The horse wsa not injured.